Triangular Trade Analysis
A Grade 12 social studies worksheet exploring the economic, social, and political impacts of the Triangular Trade.
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Triangular Trade Analysis
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful, well-supported answers based on your knowledge of the Triangular Trade. Use the provided map to help answer questions where applicable.
Observe the map below, which illustrates the primary routes of the Triangular Trade.
1. Based on the map and your understanding, identify the three main regions involved in the Triangular Trade and briefly describe the primary goods exchanged in each leg of the journey.
2. Which of the following was the most significant 'commodity' transported from Africa to the Americas during the Middle Passage?
Cotton
Manufactured goods
Enslaved Africans
Tobacco
3. The economic system that fueled the Triangular Trade, emphasizing colonies providing raw materials and markets for the mother country, is known as:
Communism
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Socialism
4. The leg of the Triangular Trade route that transported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean was known as the .
5. European powers primarily sought from the Americas, such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton, to fuel their industries and economies.
6. Discuss two significant long-term social impacts of the Triangular Trade on either African societies or the societies of the Americas.
7. Explain how the Triangular Trade contributed to the development of early global capitalism.
8. The Triangular Trade primarily benefited all three regions involved equally.
True
False
9. European manufactured goods were a key component of the trade from Europe to Africa.
True
False
Match each term on the left with its correct description or associated concept on the right.
10. Middle Passage
a. Economic theory emphasizing national wealth through exports
11. Mercantilism
b. The forced journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic
12. Cash Crops
c. Goods grown for profit rather than subsistence
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